Jupiter enters Magha nakshatra on 31 October 2026: what it means for every birth star

Jupiter leaves Ashlesha and enters Magha nakshatra (in Leo) on 31 October 2026 at 12:02 IST (New Delhi).

Magha nakshatra

Lord: Ketu. Deity: The Pitris, the ancestors. Symbol: a royal throne. Nature: fierce (ugra); gana: rakshasa (fierce).

Jupiter governs wisdom, teachers, children, wealth, marriage and dharma; for the next weeks these take on the colour of Magha and of its lord Ketu.

What it means for each birth star (tara)

Read from your birth nakshatra (janma nakshatra), counting to the star the planet now enters:

• Ashwini, Magha, Mula — Janma (your own star): wealth, children and fortune weigh on mind and body — keep a steady routine and avoid hasty decisions.
• Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati — Sampat (wealth): gains and support through wealth, children and fortune.
• Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada — Vipat (danger): obstacles and losses through wealth, children and fortune — check before you commit.
• Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada — Kshema (well-being): comfort and ease in wealth, children and fortune.
• Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha — Pratyak (opposition): others may stand in your way in wealth, children and fortune — avoid quarrels.
• Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta — Sadhana (achievement): effort in wealth, children and fortune succeeds — a good time to complete work.
• Rohini, Hasta, Shravana — Naidhana (the hardest): take extra care of health and avoid risks in wealth, children and fortune.
• Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha — Mitra (friend): friends and well-wishers help in wealth, children and fortune.
• Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha — Param Mitra (great friend): strong support and good news in wealth, children and fortune.

A nakshatra transit is a finer layer on the sign transit and on your own chart's dasha; it colours the weeks rather than decides them.